I’m always on the lookout for a great introductory lesson my ninth-grade media arts students will be excited about. That’s why I was excited when I came across street artist Adde Adesokan while doing an Internet search. Adesokan resides in Germany but travels throughout Europe creating unique, expressive, and sometimes amusing portraits of strangers in a vertical triptych format. I realized that students could do their own take on Adesokan’s triptychs using photos of friends and family members.
Art teachers make a personal statement to start the school year and share their mission, teaching philosophy, and more. Students use their imaginations while learning about color theory and symmetry; attribute human characteristics to drawn and collaged robots; envision their future selves in an engaging drawing lesson; collaborate on a 3D cardboard city installation; and more.
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